Bud Abell is one of just 12 men still alive from the Chiefs' first Super Bowl, and like so many others from that team he has long been paying for numerous concussions.
The new leaders on offense and defense looked to their pasts and futures with the Jets. Their best football came away from the franchise.
The longtime running back and Jets' fourth all-time leading rusher was the first to eclipse 100 yards on the ground on Super Sunday.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Fortson wore only jersey No. 9 and put up 3.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
Matt Snell, the bruising running back who scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Jets’ Super Bowl win in 1969, has died at 84.
A three-time Pro Bowl running back whose touchdown helped the New York Jets win Super Bowl III died at age 84.